International

In doing so, we apply the following principles in an international context:

1. Make European and international developments part of national policy;
2. Seek intensive cooperation with representatives of other countries, so that developments that are important for the national practice are identified at an early stage and can be 'included';
3. Work together with the 'Latin' notaries in the EU and beyond to provide insight into the added value of the notarial profession. For that reason, the KNB is associated with two international organizations: the CNUE and the UINL.

More and more legislation is coming from the European Union. Examples are the digital incorporation of a limited liability company and anti-money laundering regulations. But also rules to protect privacy and on the use of new technologies such as AI. The KNB has formulated a EU policy around three main themes:

• Access to the notary for all citizens
  Everyone in the European Union must enjoy equal legal protection of their digital identity, access and property, both during their lives and beyond.
• Safeguards in the context of digitalization
  The notary welcomes digitalization and needs security resources laid down in law to be able to carry out his or her work with the same integrity and confidentiality.
• The reliability of public registers
  In a (digital) society, it is crucial to embed the reliability of public registers for legal acts at national and EU level in legislation. The notary can fulfill a distinctive control function when it comes to data entry.

Because of the importance of European legislation for the Dutch notarial profession, the KNB lobbies actively in Brussels besides its involvement in the CNUE.

The KNB is an active member of The Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE), which is a partnership of notariats within the European Union and consists of 22 members. Together, they formulate common positions with respect to the policies of the European institutions. Representatives of the Dutch notariat share their knowledge and vision in the dozen working groups of the CNUE. These working groups aim for instance at company law, anti-money laundering, new technologies, family law, succession law, real estate and mediation. The CNUE also informs the member notariats and provides permanent education for notaries about European law.

More information: website of the CNUE.

The CNUE facilitates multiple tools for notarial cooperation and services for citizens and companies.

• European Notarial Network
  Set up through the CNUE framework, the European Notarial Network (ENN) supports notaries in the European Union in their contacts with other European notaries. More information: website European Notarial Network.
• European directory of notaries
  Through the European directory of notaries European citizens and entrepreneurs can find data of approximately 45.000 notaries in the European Union: www.notaries-directory.eu.
• www.successions-europe.eu: about international estates;
• www.couples-europe.eu: about international marriages and partnerships;
• www.the-vulnerable.eu about protective measures for vulnerable people;
• www.buyingmyhome.eu: about buying property in Europe
• www.arert.eu: registers of wills association

The KNB is a founding member of the International Union of Notaries (UINL), an international non-governmental organization promoting the Notariat, as a guarantor of social peace, and an actor of legal certainty and preventive justice.
The KNB participates in various commissions and working groups and regularly offers notary-candidates the opportunity to participate in the World Notariat University.

More information: website of the UINL